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How to get fromAachen to Great Barrier Reefby train, plane or unknown

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There are 8 ways to get from Aachen to Great Barrier Reef by train, plane, or unknown

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Cairns, travel

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairns (CNS)planeCGN - CNS
    3. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    27h 37m

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)planeFRA - CNS
    3. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    25h 42m

  3. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairns (CNS)planeBRU - CNS
    3. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    25h 42m

  4. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain
    2. Take the train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Cairns (CNS)planeLUX - CNS
    4. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    31h 26m

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cairns (CNS)planeAMS - CNS
    4. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    28h 52m

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cairns (CNS)planeDUS - CNS
    3. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    28h 56m

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cooktown Airport, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)planeFRA - CTN
    3. Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    32h 31m

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cairns, travel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Pasingtrain
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cairns (CNS)planeMUC - CNS
    5. Walk from Cairns (CNS) to Great Barrier Reefunknown
    30h 39m

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration25h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$637Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Great Barrier Reef?

There is no direct connection from Aachen to Great Barrier Reef. However, you can take the train to Koeln Hbf, take the train to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, walk to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), then travel to Great Barrier Reef. Alternatively, you can take the train to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), then travel to Great Barrier Reef.

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